biostudies-literatureUnknown68(670)Holtedahl K<h4>Background</h4>Different abdominal symptoms may signal cancer, but their role is unclear.<h4>Aim</h4>To examine associations between abdominal symptoms and subsequent cancer diagnosed in the abdominal region.<h4>Design and setting</h4>Prospective cohort study comprising 493 GPs from surgeries in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Scotland, Belgium, and the Netherlands.<h4>Method</h4>Over a 10-day period, the GPs recorded consecutive consultations and noted: patients who presented with abdominal symptoms pre-specified on the registration form; additional data on non-specific symptoms; and features of the consultation. Eight months later, data on all cancer diagnoses among all study patients in the participating general practices were requested from the GPs.<h4>Results</h4>Consultations with 61 80The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitionerse301-e310https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5916077biostudies-literatureAbdominal symptoms and cancer in the abdomen: prospective cohort study in European primary care.PMC5916077Holtedahl KDonker GAParajuli RBorgquist LHjertholm PWeller DBuntinx FMansson JCampbell CStrandberg ELBraaten TKorevaar JCfalseAbdominal symptoms and cancer in the abdomen: prospective cohort study in European primary care.<h4>Background</h4>Different abdominal symptoms may signal cancer, but their role is unclear.<h4>Aim</h4>To examine associations between abdominal symptoms and subsequent cancer diagnosed in the abdominal region.<h4>Design and setting</h4>Prospective cohort study comprising 493 GPs from surgeries in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Scotland, Belgium, and the Netherlands.<h4>Method</h4>Over a 10-day period, the GPs recorded consecutive consultations and noted: patients who presented with abdominal symptoms pre-specified on the registration form; additional data on non-specific symptoms; and features of the consultation. Eight months later, data on all cancer diagnoses among all study patients in the participating general practices were requested from the GPs.<h4>Results</h4>Consultations with 61 802018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 May2025-06-01T03:48:07.96Z2025-06-01T03:48:07.96ZS-EPMC59160772963200310.3399/bjgp18x69577710.3399/bjgp18X695777